Kendall men charged with battery

Two Kendall brothers face battery charges in Monroe County Circuit Court. The two men — Cody A. Santona, 21, and Michael B. Santona, 31 — argued at about 7 a.m. on Sept. 18, reportedly because the former’s dog had killed the latter’s ducks,...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 30 to Oct. 6

Friday, Oct. 4: Adam Kruse of Decorah, Iowa, reported that his vehicle had been vandalized at Kwik Trip in Stoddard. Friday, Oct. 4: A hit-and-run accident occurred on Salem Ridge Road in the town of Webster. Saturday, Oct. 5: David Strait of the town of Webster...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 23–29

Monday, Sept. 23: Beth Barry of Viola reported the theft of a white canoe and two paddles from her town of Liberty address. Tuesday, Sept. 24: Jessica Endres of Ferryville, Wis., was traveling north on Highway 35 and using her cell phone when she lost control of her...

Ontario business broken into

The Garden Street Café in Ontario was broken into sometime Friday night, Dec. 17, or early Saturday, Dec. 18, according to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department. The perpetrator or perpetrators gained entry by breaking into the rear door. An interior door had been...

Logging truck, buggy collide

An accident involving a logging truck and a buggy occurred on Irish Ridge Road, just west of Weister Creek Road, at about 2:05 p.m. Friday, according to Vernon County Sheriff Gene Cary. The driver of the logging truck, 26-year-old Nicholas Hayes of Tomah, was...

Sheriff’s department releases name of fire fatality

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department has released the name of the person who died in a town of Wilton house fire Wednesday morning. Darlene J. Marten, 74, died at the home, which is on County Highway M, north of County Highway A. The Monroe County Sheriff's...

One person dies in town of Wilton house fire

A house fire resulted in a death Wednesday morning in the town of Wilton, according to Monroe County Sheriff Dennis Pedersen. The Monroe County Dispatch Center received a call at 8:03 a.m. alerting emergency personnel to a chimney fire. One resident was able to leave...

Town of Wilton crash results in injuries

Two were injured when an Amish buggy and a Volkswagen Jetta collided Thursday afternoon in the town of Wilton, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Department report. The Monroe County 911 Dispatch Center was notified at about 3:55 p.m. of a motor vehicle crash on...

Ontario residents injured in Highway 33 rollover

A one-vehicle crash near Cashton resulted in injuries to two Ontario people Tuesday, according to Monroe County Sheriff Dennis Pedersen. Timothy A. Dohm, 45, of 104 Kickapoo Heights Drive, Ontario, was driving a 2004 Saturn westbound at about 7:12 a.m. on Highway 33,...

Name released of farm-accident victim

Monroe County police today identified the victim of a fatal farm accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the town of Tomah. Richard J. Conner, 45, of 22102 Heritage Ave., Tomah, died at the scene after he had been caught in a power take-off shaft. The Monroe...

Town of Wells crash results in injuries

A Norwalk woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday in the town of Wells, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department. Cristanta Zarate, 30, was driving a van eastbound on County Highway U, about two-fifths mile east of County Highway XX, when the...

Teenager killed in town of Wilton crash

An 18-year-old man was killed at about 11:23 a.m. Sunday after losing control of his car just north of the Highway 131/71 intersection in the town of Wilton, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department. Dustin Levy of Wilton was pronounced dead at the scene of...

Man killed in rural Norwalk crash

A single-vehicle crash resulted in a fatality at about 11:21 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of County Highway T and Kellogg Avenue in the town of Ridgeville, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Ryan L. Schmitz, 44, of County Highway A, Norwalk, was...

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